Howling Hag Mystery

From the author of The Last Chance Hotel comesan exciting fantastical mystery series, perfect for gentle spookyreading this Halloween!'Blending magical adventure with Golden Age crime mystery,this delightfully atmospheric spin-off from the author of TheLast Chance Hotel confirms Thornton's place as one of themost original children's writers around.' WATERSTONESMagic must never be misused ... When there's a murder in the village and a hag is heard howlingat the local inn, secret witch Raven Charming realizes she couldhave a rival – one who practises the worst kind of magic.With the help of amateur sleuth, Mortimer Scratch, and Nightshade,a talking cat with a feline sense of detection, she sets outto solve what's been going on ... A magical murder mystery perfect for fans of Robin Stevensand Harry PotterBook 1 in a new spin-off series from the author of TheLast Chance Hotel, chosen as Waterstones Book of the Monthand nominated for the CILIP Carnegie AwardFeatures fan-favourite Nightshade as the star of hervery own mystery!  Praise for THE LAST CHANCE HOTEL:'A jolly, atmospheric mystery.' THE TIMES'All kinds of fun' THE OBSERVER'[A] mash-up of murder mystery and fantasy ... full of greatcharacters, plot twists and intriguing detail.' METRO'Featuring magical antics, a talking cat and a locked-roommurder mystery, Seth's story reads like an old-school whodunnitwith added wizards and spells' BOOKTRUST